Sneak Behind the Scenes of the Pavement Reunion Tour

Superfans rejoice! The Pavement reunion tour is now just a few days away from kicking into gear; the first show goes down March 1 in Auckland, New Zealand. And a couple of members of the band giving the world a peek into their tour preparation.

On his blog, guitarist Spiral Stairs has posted a few words and photos (like the one above) about the reunion process: "we recently had two good weeks of practice in portland. it was the first time some of us had been in the same room together for close to 10 years. i think we all were a little nervous. it started off pretty rough, except for our drummer who probably practiced the most. but... by the time we had finished, most of the 40 plus songs we had rehearsed were sounding pretty good." 40+ songs! That's a lot of songs. (Thanks to Guy Shield for the heads up.)

In the same post, Spiral Stairs writes that he also plans to play a few of his own shows during Pavement's off-days this year.

Drummer Steve West, meanwhile, has his own YouTube channel, where he likes to post tour survival tips. Most of the clips are from his most recent tour with his band Marble Valley, but a few recent clips show West in the vicinity of his Pavement compadres, and you even get to hear a snippet of music being practiced in one. You might not learn a whole lot, but if you want to reassure yourself that the tour is actually happening, click below to watch some of the videos.